Browsing by Author "Wennberg, John E."

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    Is Less Better? Greater Efficiency With Fewer Resources Expended
    (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2007-01) Napier, Melanie; Wennberg, John E.; Fisher, Elliott S.
    Summarizes an analysis of Medicare spending to assess the relative efficiency of healthcare providers in managing patients with severe chronic illnesses in California. Highlights the need to redesign the payment system to improve healthcare efficiency.
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    Tracking the Care of Patients with Severe Chronic Illness: The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care 2008
    (Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, 2008-04) Skinner, Jonathan S.; Goodman, David C.; Fisher, Elliot S.; Wennberg, John E.
    Summarizes analyses of variations across states, regions, and hospitals in practices and spending on care for the chronically ill. Focuses on Medicare patients in the last two years of their lives and on care requiring supply-sensitive resources.